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amy goodman: have you talked to president obama about this? rep. john lewis: i have not had an opportunity. but i've spoken out on the floor of the house against the war in afghanistan, as i did against the war in iraq. amy goodman: you voted in-three days after september 11, 2001, to give president bush the authority to retaliate in a vote that was 420 to 1. you have described it was one of your toughest votes. talk about how you decided to do that. rep. john lewis: i was very disturbed about what happened on 9/11. and when i look back on it, if i had to do it all over again, i would have voted with barbara lee. it was raw courage on her part. so, because of that, i don't vote for funding for war. i vote against preparation for the military. i will never again go down that road. amy goodman: and what do you say to those who say, "then you're not supporting the military. you're not supporting the soldiers, the troops"? rep. john lewis: i support the soldiers. when i see young men in uniform, i say, "thank you for your service." and i tell them, "i
amy goodman: have you talked to president obama about this? rep. john lewis: i have not had an opportunity. but i've spoken out on the floor of the house against the war in afghanistan, as i did against the war in iraq. amy goodman: you voted in-three days after september 11, 2001, to give president bush the authority to retaliate in a vote that was 420 to 1. you have described it was one of your toughest votes. talk about how you decided to do that. rep. john lewis: i was very disturbed about...
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obama. i know we don't elect a spouse, however, she's been out on the campaign trail and has gotten some rave reviews. what kind of impact is she having for her husband. >> both have a tremendous impact. they can talk most directly to each other. they can say things that their husbands can not necessarily say for themselves. by the same token they can reflect frustration that's going on within campaigns. you saw that with ann romney this week telling conservative critics to, quote, stop it and this is hard and why don't you try getting into the ring. it reflects some of the humanity on the campaign and all some of the frustration the romney is going through. >> even the president is running but he still has to be the president. so, what effect is that having? >> well, we saw that over the course of the last week. we've seen some of the president's approval numbers on foreign policy are tightening up after more turmoil in the middle east. these are on going difficulty force the president as y
obama. i know we don't elect a spouse, however, she's been out on the campaign trail and has gotten some rave reviews. what kind of impact is she having for her husband. >> both have a tremendous impact. they can talk most directly to each other. they can say things that their husbands can not necessarily say for themselves. by the same token they can reflect frustration that's going on within campaigns. you saw that with ann romney this week telling conservative critics to, quote, stop...
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. >> rose: we continue this evening with jeffrey, the book of the oath, the obama white house and the supreme court. >> 17 chief justice, 44th president, two people who in some respects have a lot in common, born within six years of each other, both came of age in the think area, both products of harvard law school and the hear extraordinary la law review but both of them, and both of them real students of the constitution. but that is where the similarities end because roberts coming from his very conservative background, very stable background, is a true conservative, and he believes that the constitution neeth to change the irony is one believes in change and one really believes in stability and it is roberts is the one who wants change. >> rose: we conclude this evening with karen elliott house, a pulitzer recipient for covering the middle east. >> on saudi arabia. >> so i think the country has problems, all of these problems of unemployment, wealth distribution, housing, poverty in a country that has got that much money, and those are not going to get better without some real you
. >> rose: we continue this evening with jeffrey, the book of the oath, the obama white house and the supreme court. >> 17 chief justice, 44th president, two people who in some respects have a lot in common, born within six years of each other, both came of age in the think area, both products of harvard law school and the hear extraordinary la law review but both of them, and both of them real students of the constitution. but that is where the similarities end because roberts...
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congress is basically calling it quits until after the election in november this while president obama and his challenger are crisscrossing several swing states looking for votes what does that say about our political system we all spoken jesse ventura weighs in today on r.t. . and twitter will obey a judge's ruling and turn over possibly incriminating messages in a criminal case against an occupy wall street protester what does this say about the social media giant and internet freedom our t.v. will debate the issue. it's friday september fourteenth pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . well topping the news this hour it's a scene that millions around the world watched unfold a moment in history captured on cell phone cameras and through the eyewitness accounts seen on twitter for many the arab spring was a total upset of the past decades policies in the middle east government officials looked at the protests with an air of skepticism many others with a glimmer of hope for what peaceful rallies can accomplish we watched as the protests flared up topple gove
congress is basically calling it quits until after the election in november this while president obama and his challenger are crisscrossing several swing states looking for votes what does that say about our political system we all spoken jesse ventura weighs in today on r.t. . and twitter will obey a judge's ruling and turn over possibly incriminating messages in a criminal case against an occupy wall street protester what does this say about the social media giant and internet freedom our...
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brokaw mentioned that david mayors has a new biography of president obama coming out. that comes out june 19. on june 17, david marinus will be here for, to take your calls and tweets and to talk to his book. that's on june 17 here on book tv on c-span2. and that wraps up "in depth" for this month. tom brokaw is the author of six books. "the greatest generation speaks: letters and reflections," an album of memories and apollo came out in 2001. "a long way from home," 200
brokaw mentioned that david mayors has a new biography of president obama coming out. that comes out june 19. on june 17, david marinus will be here for, to take your calls and tweets and to talk to his book. that's on june 17 here on book tv on c-span2. and that wraps up "in depth" for this month. tom brokaw is the author of six books. "the greatest generation speaks: letters and reflections," an album of memories and apollo came out in 2001. "a long way from...
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brokaw mentioned that david mayors has a new biography of president obama coming out. that comes out june 19. on june 17, david marinus will be here for, to take your calls and tweets and to talk to his book. that's on
brokaw mentioned that david mayors has a new biography of president obama coming out. that comes out june 19. on june 17, david marinus will be here for, to take your calls and tweets and to talk to his book. that's on
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the obama campaign calls all this shocking. brianne carter reporting. >> president obama returns to the campaign trail today. rapper jay-z and his wife singer beyonce will host a fund-raiser in new york city today. tonight president obama will on the late show with david letterman. vice president biden will campaign in iowa. the white house announced y the president will still visit prince william on friday but he will woodbrige and not manassas as previously scheduled. myanmar pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi will officially off her visit to the u.s. clintoneets secretary attend an event in which she will receive the .ongressional gold medal winner andrize visitmentarians will also york and california during a 17-day u.s. trip. >> the man accused of shooting a guard at the family research council in washington expected in court today. prosecutors say floyd corkins walked into the conservative lobbying group's building last month and shot the guard. before he fired he said he did not like the group politics. the demand fac
the obama campaign calls all this shocking. brianne carter reporting. >> president obama returns to the campaign trail today. rapper jay-z and his wife singer beyonce will host a fund-raiser in new york city today. tonight president obama will on the late show with david letterman. vice president biden will campaign in iowa. the white house announced y the president will still visit prince william on friday but he will woodbrige and not manassas as previously scheduled. myanmar...
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fundamental issue fundamental problem that the bush administration failed to appreciate at all and i think obama had some appreciation of it when he was elected but he's allowed the opportunity to do something about it to slip by and instead he's continued the policies of the bush administration in many ways and since we're on the topic of politics let's go ahead and take i look at what's going on and how this has actually turned into a political game right now we had john mccain come out and say that the situation in the middle east is completely unraveling we had a romney aide come out and say that you know president romney if there was one could have prevented this from happening and then president. mom of course fired back and said that you know for mitt romney tends to shoot before aiming so we're saying this this political dialogue has a kind of seems like a little bit of a game here what does it seem like it's new and is that any of this discourse actually doing anything productive it's the usual partisan discourse no question about it i mean both parties do this to some extent the republ
fundamental issue fundamental problem that the bush administration failed to appreciate at all and i think obama had some appreciation of it when he was elected but he's allowed the opportunity to do something about it to slip by and instead he's continued the policies of the bush administration in many ways and since we're on the topic of politics let's go ahead and take i look at what's going on and how this has actually turned into a political game right now we had john mccain come out and...
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remember, president obama, then senator obama four years ago, he became the first democrat to win virginia in a presidential election since 1964. and alina, one part of mitt romney's strategy of winning the white house is taking back some of those states that traditionally voted republican like virginia, north carolina, and indiana. all states that the president won four years ago. >> and also ohio as we were talking about earlier, another important battleground. no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. >> reporter: exactly. >> also want to talk a little bit about something that romney likes to talk a lot about on the trail, which is his experience in business and how he's best to lead the economy back into recovery. but what's interesting is that he's actually losing his edge in at least three swing states on the economy, right? break down those numbers for us. >> reporter: this is fascinating. because what is the story behind those top-line polls? what's the numbers behind the numbers? a lot of it is the economy. a lot of polls now are indicating that americans ar
remember, president obama, then senator obama four years ago, he became the first democrat to win virginia in a presidential election since 1964. and alina, one part of mitt romney's strategy of winning the white house is taking back some of those states that traditionally voted republican like virginia, north carolina, and indiana. all states that the president won four years ago. >> and also ohio as we were talking about earlier, another important battleground. no republican has ever...